Evil draws its power from indecision and concern for what other people think. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The Church does not engage in proselytism. Instead, she grows by "attraction": just as Christ "draws all to himself" by the power… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
It's a great responsibility before God, the judge who guides us, who draws us to truth and good, and in this sense… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The great tasks facing the ecclesial community in the modern world - and among the many I particularly stress evangelization and ecumenism… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Love has a particular trait: it has a task or purpose to fulfill - to abide. By its nature, love is enduring.… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Indeed, beauty is one of mankind's greatest needs; it is the root from which the branches of our peace and the fruits… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
When, in adoration, we look at the consecrated Host, the sign of creation speaks to us. And so, we encounter the greatness… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Humanity today is rightly concerned about the ecological balance of tomorrow. It is important for assessments in this regard to be carried… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Indeed, truth draws strength from itself and not from the number of votes in its favour. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Love has a particular trait: far from being indulgent or fickle, it has a task or purpose to fulfil: to abide. By… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The fact that the Lord can work and act even with insufficient means consoles me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The essence of Christianity...is an ever-new encounter with... the God who speaks to us, who approaches us and who befriends us! — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
If you abide in the love of Christ, rooted in the faith, you will encounter, even amid setbacks and suffering, the source of true… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Continue to witness to the Gospel every day and commit yourselves generously in the next missionary initiatives in the Diocese of Rome. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Jesus’ example of fidelity to prayer challenges us to examine the time and effort we devote to our own prayer. While prayer is a… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
If we look to the saints, this great luminous wake with which God has passed through history, we truly see that here is a… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“Joseph Ratzinger never developed his own theological system. As a theologian he took on what was there, discerned its essentials, situated it in relation… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ does not teach us a spirituality “of closed eyes”, but one of “alertness”, one which entails an absolute duty to take notice… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Material possessions, in themselves, are good. We would not survive for long without money, clothing and shelter. We must eat in order to stay… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
One of the promising indications of a renewal in the Church's missionary consciousness in recent decades, has been the growing desire of many lay… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
God loves us despite our shortcomings and sins, and his love gives meaning to our lives and to the life of the world. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
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